Celebrating World Obesity Day

On March 4, World Obesity Day, we invite you to help fight obesity - a disease that affects an estimated 800 million people around the world. In the next few years approximately $1 trillion will be spent in treating obesity related health conditions like heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. These alarming numbers are so disturbing that obesity in and of itself is a disease and must be treated as any other disease.

Like other diseases, obesity isn’t a failure by the individual. The old saying that if you eat less and move more, your obesity is going away just isn’t true anymore. A number of research studies have shown that obesity has a number of root causes. 

Blaming individuals for their obesity and shaming them for lack of effort or "will power" is both unhelpful and unhealthy but also dangerous because it stigmatizes the individual resulting in poor self-esteem and hopelessness. For anyone who wants to end obesity, the challenge is to identify the variety of factors that make individuals prone to developing obesity like one's biological or genetic make-up, socio-economic status or environmental influences. 

There is no magic pill, or single best weight loss program that works for everyone. But if you’re a proponent for healthy eating and lifestyle, there’s never a better time to empower yourself with information you need to staying healthy starting today! 

Here are steps you can take to staying healthy that will pay off in the long run and for many years to come:

  • Be physically active for 30 minutes most days of the week to include walking, sports, dancing, yoga, running or other activities you enjoy.
  • Eat a well-balanced, low-fat, low-salt, low-sugar diet with lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
  • Avoid injury by wearing seatbelts and bike helmets, using smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, and using street smarts when walking alone.
  • Don't smoke, or quit if you already are. Ask your health care provider for help.
  • Drink in moderation if you drink alcohol. Never drink before or while driving, or when pregnant.
  • If you have an addiction to drugs or alcohol, ask for help from a health care professional.
  • Help prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS by using condoms every time you have sexual contact.
  • Brush your teeth after meals with a soft or medium bristled toothbrush. Also brush after drinking and before going to bed. Use dental floss daily.
  • Stay out of the sun, especially between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. when the sun's harmful rays are strongest. You are not protected if it is cloudy or if you are in the water — harmful rays pass through both. Use a broad spectrum sunscreen that guards against both UVA and UVB rays, with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher. Select sunglasses that block 99 to 100 percent of the sun's rays.

    • If you want to join the campaign in fighting obesity, checkout this website for more details.
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